Vehicle.



o. 8943544. PATENTED' .JULY zla wmf.y

- G.1SIM0N.

. VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR,26,1908.

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[NVE/WOR g. ivK//WO/v a-polis, -ii n thev county of Marion and State of f-lndiana." llaverinvented certain new andtseful Improvements in Vehicles.; and I do hereby 'dec are the"-;followin to be a full, clear, and exa'ct description o? as will enable othersv skilled in the art Ato which it appertains to A make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful 'improvementsin tfehicles and more particular y to that class adapted to be manually propelled and my object i" to provide a movable seat for the vehicle.

A further object is to provide means for connecting the rear axle of the v ehiclewith the seat, whereby when the seatis rocked, the vehicle will be propelled and a still furthenobject is to provide .a suitable guiding mechanism for the vehicle.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims;

In the accom anyin drawin s which are made a art of t ls app i'cation, igure 1 is a longitu inal, vertical, sectional view through the vehicle. Fig, 2 is a sectional view as seen 'on line 22, Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is a sectional view as seen on line 3-3, Fig. 1.- i

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views; '1 indicates the'frame or basev ofmy'improved vehicle, below which are disposed front and rear axles 2 and 3, the rear axle 2 being rotatably mounted in brackets 4, which brackets are secured to the lower edges of the side bars of the frame 1, while the forward axle is carried by brackets 5 depending from the forward portion of the frame 1, a fifth wheel 6 being interposed between the brackets and axle 2, so that said axle may be readily swung to ide the vehicle, .theusual or any referred orm of cushioned wheels- 7 and 8 being mounted on theI opposite ends, respectively, of the axles 2 and 3.

Thefront axle 2 is operated to guide the vehicle through the medium of a steering shaft 9, the upper end of said shaft being disposed a distance above the frame and provided with a hand wheel 10, whilethelower end thereof is provided with a cross arm 11, to the op ositeends of which are secured links 12, w ich links are in turn pivotally sel Specication-of Letters Patent.

' Application iled March '26, 1908. Serial No. 423,335.

.f .Wb-lfm@ e 11;l .knowgthat I, GUsTAv SIMON, a citi- 4 zen of the United States, residing at vIndianthe invention, such I y srnrns *PATENT onirica.

Patenteagly 2 8, 190s.

vcured to collars 13 on theaxle 2 and it will be readily seen that when the steering shaft v9 isrotated, the axle2 will be swung on the fifth wheel andl the course of the lvehiclechanged.

The steering shaft 9 is held in a vertical position by extending the lower portion of the shaft.,y through a bar 14 extendmg across the frame v 1, while the upper end thereof is introduced through a socket on the -end of a bracearm 16, the lower end of said arm be-l -upper ends of said standards, is a seat 21,

e back of said seat extending substantially in vertical alinement with the standards, while the seat portion proper extends forwardly thereof and is reinforced by means of braces 32, the ends of-whioh are secured, re-

spectively, to the forward edge of the seat portion and thestandard 19. The rear axle 3 is provided with cranked portions 23 and 24, to kwhich are pivotally secured itmen 25 and 26, respectively, 'Said pitmen posite ends to the standard 19, the pitman 25 being secured to the standard above the shaft 18, While the itman 26 is secured to the lower end of t eI extension 20, said itman being secured "to opposite sides of sai standard and by opposltely disposing thepcranks 23 and 24, it will be seen that when 4the seat 21 is moved back and forth, the standard 19 having the extension thereon, will act as a Walking beam for said pitmen and impart rotating Inotionto the shaft 3 and, as the wheels 8 are fixed to said shaft, the vehicle will be propelled forwardly or rearwardly.

The occupant of the seat im arts rocking motion to the standard 19 by st throwin' the Weight of the body forwardly, which wil give a pull tothe itman 25 and a thrust to the pitman 26 an when the seat has moved forwardly its full stroke, the occupant imparts rearward movement of the` seat 'by placing-the feet on the bar 14, or other stationary portion of the vehicle and forcing the eing pivotally secured at their oploody Ieaiwaidly, the continued swinging movement of the body accordingly increasing the speed of the vehicle.

it will thus be seenl that l have provided a vey cheap and economical. form of vehicle and one that may' be readily popelled by the movement of the body of theoecnpant of the vebioleand Ait Will likewise be seen that said vehicle may be easily guided by employing theniecllansni as shown# What I claim is: I y

A vehicle of the class described, compris ing a body, a front and rear axle for said body, supporting wheels on said axles, the Wheels on the rear axle being 'lixed thereto, said 'tear axle having oppositely disposed v cranks, a shaft arranged transversely of the body in advance of the Tear axle, standards Divot-.ally connecting the shaft adjacent the ends thereof, a standard pivotally connecting the shaft intemediate the length ef the shaft, the intermediate standard being proided witl'i an extension depending beneath tne shaft, a seat 'fixed to the free ends of all the standards, a itnian pivotally connecting one of the @fangs ofitlie rear axle and in pivotal engagement with the intermediate standard above the shaft and a second pit-- man pvotally engaging the second crank of the rear axle and the extension of the intermediate standard.

In testimony whereof have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GUSTAN SIMONu Witnesses: l

FRANK M. HUEBER, JAMES Hoen. 

